The measurement of death depression.
A 17-item true-false Death Depression Scale with good internal consistency and face validity was constructed and found to have six factors--death despair, death loneliness, death dread, death sadness, death depression, and death finality. It correlated positively with death anxiety, general depression, and general anxiety. Feasibility of a Likert format was explored.
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California School of Professional Psychology, Fresno.
Lavoie
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Chalgujian
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Thomas-Dobson
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010556:Personality Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values